Satellite symposium by European Medical Centre

On the 9th of June in St. Petersburg was held Cancer Forum «White Nights-2015». During this forum was also held a satellite symposium by European Medical Centre.

More than 800 members: doctors, researchers, pedagogues, who work in oncological branch in different districts of Russian Federation, came to this forum.

EMC introduced  M.D, radiologist, Head of EMC Mammology clinic Irina Vassilieva, surgeon, oncologist – mammologist  Iskra Daskalova,  head of the Radiotherapy Center, Radiation Oncologist Nidal Salim, head of Nuclear medicine clinic radiologist Maxim Smolyarchuk, MD, oncologist, chemotherapist, doctor of the highest qualification category Pavel Koposov. Leading specialists gave lectures and then held a tumor-board. They demonstrated the importance of multidisciplinary approach to diagnostics and treatment of patients who suffers from mammary cancer.

On this seminar specialists analyzed two clinical cases. Everybody could introduce his point of view and argued it. EMC Medical School uses this format on seminars and master-classes, which have a very important meaning in exchanging experience between specialists.

Lectors resumed that it is safe to operate mammary cancer using the principles of evidence-based medicine. Besides, on this forum was demonstrated the importance of determining the defeat of sentinel lymph node during planning surgeon treatment. Also specialists noticed that CT and MRI-simulation during radiation therapy is very important condition, which provides highest indexes in treatment and reduces toxic effect of radiation therapy.

In the end of the seminar specialists discussed with the audience innovations in treatment of mammary cancer, which are introduced in leading economic countries and the most valuable things for EMC: the highest effect of antineoplastic treatment, its maximum safety and reducing morbidity after antineoplastic treatment.

EMC express gratitude to the sponsor of this event – Russian representative office of world-famous medical equipment manufacturer- company Phillips.